04/19/2018
10 Drug traffickers and arrested in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Law enforcement seized “nine fi****ms, 189 oxycodone pills, 187 alprazolam pills (also known as Xanax), 61 ecstasy pills and several pounds of ma*****na.” This comes as many states around the U.S. are struggling with the crisis. U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland said, “We recognize the Eastern District of Arkansas is not immune to this epidemic, and we will continue to work with the DEA and our law enforcement partners to aggressively pursue and prosecute those who illegally traffic these deadly substances.”
U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland said in a statement that the arrests were part of ongoing efforts to combat the distribution of opioids in Arkansas.